半推半就bàn tuī bàn jiùbe disposed to but feign to be willy-nilly; half refuse (/deny) and half yield(/accept); feign a feeble resistance; inclined to but pretending not to; give way after making a show of declining; only make a show of resisting; partly refuse and partly consent; yield with a show of reluctance
? 楊拐子正迎面從廚房里出來，～地邊走邊說，…… (李六如《六十年的變遷》 Ⅰ —115) …answered Cripple Yang in an indifferent way as he walked out of the kitchen.
? 鴛鴦也～，謝了坐，便坐下，……(《紅樓夢》496) After making a show of declining,Yuanyang took the seat with thanks…/薛蟠便拉拉扯扯的起來。寶蟾心里也知八九了，也就～。(《紅樓夢》1047)…and Xue Pan started making advances to Baozhan.Well aware of what he wanted,she only made a show of resisting. 半推半就bàn tuī bàn jiù一邊推辭，一邊靠近。形容假意推脫的樣子。make only a show of resisting, yield with a show of reluctance, half refuse and half yield |